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2017 Reading Log

Say Goodbye for Now, by Catherine Ryan Hyde (2 January)
Lord of the Privateers, by Stephanie Laurens (18 January)
A Minor Deception, by Nupur Tustin (20 January)
Sisters, One, Two, Three, by Nancy Star (30 January)
Unbound, by Steph Jagger (7 February)
Touch Justice – Countdown (Part 1 of 8), by Carla Cassidy (8 February)
The Mermaids of Lake Michigan, by Suzanne Kamata (16 February)
Star Trek: The Next Generation – Headlong Flight, by Dayton Ward (18 Feb)
The Year of Loving, by Traci L. Slatton (21 February)
The Orphan’s Tale, by Pam Jenoff (28 February)
The Chilbury Ladies’ Choir, by Jennifer Ryan (6 March)
Abby’s Journey, by Steena Holmes (14 March)
By the Wayside, by Anne Leigh Parrish (10 April)
The Widow’s House, by Carol Goodman (12 April)
Return to Glow, by Chandi Wyant (18 April)
The Hideaway, by Lauren K. Denton (26 April)
Signs and Seasons: An Astrology Cookbook, by Amy Zerner and Monte Farber (5 May)
Concepción and the Baby Brokers, by Deborah Clarman (9 May)
The Truth About Goodbye, by Russell Ricard (17 May)
The Beach House: Coming Home, by Georgia Bockoven (19 May)
The Adventures of Miss Vulpe, by Maria Elena Sandovici (27 May)
The View from the Cheap Seats, by Neil Gaiman (1 June)
Breakfast in Texas, by Terri Thompson-Anderson (5 June)

Profile Completion: 99%

The applications are always due at midnight, which is when the house is finally quiet and the only one awake to witness your professional ambitions is the dog, who has seen you cry in three different lighting scenarios and still believes you are the best thing in the world.

Aquatopia Amphigory of Lost Creatures: Featherfox and Glasshart

Today’s species both know how to make an impression. The Featherfox does it with a flourish, while the Glasshart simply waits for the sun to go down.

Aquatopia Amphigory of Lost Creatures: Driftneck and Eavenspike

This pair makes the same argument for stubbornness from two opposite directions. One needs no water at all. The other needed almost none to begin with. Judge for yourselves which of them made the wiser bargain.

2610.23 – Mermaid Minute – Throwing Horseshoes

Archimedes said, “Give me a place to stand, and I will move the Earth.”
The horseshoe crab said, “I brought my own lever, thanks.”

TBM-2608.20 – DDOP-02 – Meles obstinatus and Camelus latimeria

Today, let’s talk about the Burrobrock and Camelocant
This pair makes the same argument for stubbornness from two opposite directions. One needs no water at all. The other needed almost none to begin with. Judge for yourselves which of them made the wiser bargain.

TBM-2608.12 – DDOP-01 – Aukiris Frigidorum

Today, let’s talk about the Aukiris — Aukiris frigidorum. Some centuries ago, a colony of auks looked at the sky, looked at the water, and made a decision the rest of us have been quietly admiring ever since. The wings did not disappear. They simply retired from flying and took up a more practical line of work.